Cinema At The Square Returns To PlayhouseSquare 8/6-23 With 15 Classic Films

This summer, celebrate your love of classic film as the 12th annual Cinema at the Square series returns to PlayhouseSquare August 6-23, 2009. This years series showcases fifteen classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the special-effects laced blockbusters of the 1980's; all for a very "retro" price of just $5 per film.

All films are screened in the Palace Theatre's 20' high x 47' wide Super Hurley-Glo projection screen which is the largest non-Imax screen in Ohio. To further enhance the experience, all films are preceded by the sounds of the mighty Kimball organ, a variety of short films and classic cartoons as well as a fabulous snack bar to make the film all the more delicious.

Individual adult tickets are just $5. Students with valid ID, seniors and children under 12 years old are admitted for $4 per ticket. "Flix Tix", the Cinema at the Square series pass, good for six films of your choice, is available for only $15 (50% off the regular price.) In addition, student and group discounts are available. Tickets are available at The PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office, by phone at (216) 241-6000 or online at PlayhouseSquare.org. Groups of ten please call (216) 664-6050.

The 2009 Cinema at the Square Series lineup features the following films:

Free Screening!
Young Frankenstein
Thursday, August 6, 2009
7:30 p.m.
When the will of Victor Frankenstein, the famous scientist who attempted to reanimate dead bodies, is opened, his grandson, Frederick is given the castle where all the experiments were made. Upon his arrival, Frederick finds and reads through his grandfather's book about his theories and experiments and discovers that they might in fact, work. With help from his personal assistant Igor, and an attractive lab assistant Inga, he successfully reanimates a body which soon expires and creates havoc.... Directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder. 1974 USA 106 minutes. PG.

39 Steps
Friday, August 7, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London. At the end of a popular show in music hall, he meets AnnabElla Smith who is running away from secret agents. He agrees to hide her in his flat, but that night she is murdered. Fearing he could be accused of the girl's murder, Hannay goes on a run to break the spy ring. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1935 UK 86 minutes. Not Rated.

Gone With the Wind
Saturday, August 8, 2009
2:00 p.m.
The epic tale of a woman's life during one of the most tumultuous periods in America's history. From her young, innocent days on a feudalistic plantation to the war-torn streets of Atlanta; from her first love whom she has always desired to three husbands; from the utmost luxury to absolute starvation and poverty; from her innocence to understanding and comprehension of life...Starring Vivien Leigh 1939 USA 226 minutes. Not rated.

Arsenic and Old Lace
Saturday, August 8, 2009
8:30 p.m.
For the clan known as Brewster, insanity runs in the family. Two sweet old aunts take it upon themselves to poison lonely old men with nothing to live for, as an act of charity. Their nephew Mortimer has just gotten married, and is trying to keep his new bride from fleeing. Shady brother John returns from a suspicious world adventure and the merry mayhem continues when bugle-blowing brother Teddy is charged with burial duties. Directed by Frank Capra; Starring Cary Grant. 1944 USA 118 minutes. Not rated.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Sunday, August 9, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin both down on their luck in Tampico Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector namEd Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties they eventually succeed in finding gold but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed, threaten to turn their success into disaster. Directed by Jon Huston; Starring Humphrey Bogart. 1948 USA 126 minutes. Not rated.

Sing-A-Long Presentation
West Side Story
Thursday, August 13, 2009
7:30 p.m.
This movie transplants the classic tale of "Romeo and Juliet" to New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs... The Jets and the Sharks! At a dance, Tony, a former leader of the Jets and Riff's best friend, and Maria, Bernardo's little sister, see each other across the room and it's love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria's love survive? Directed by Jerome Robbins and Robin Wise; Starring Natalie Wood. 1961 USA 152 minutes. Not rated. Follow the "bouncing ball" and sing along with the cast as the lyrics to all of your favorite songs appear on the wide screen!

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Friday, August 14, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly's lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she fits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they're alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses. Directed by Blake Edwards, starring Audrey Hepburn. 191 USA 115 minutes. Not Rated.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
2:00 p.m.
A blockbuster comedy. Brilliantly simple, the plot concerns a caravan of motorists who witness a terrible accident on a dangerously winding California desert highway. The auto-crash victim, Smiler Grogan, reveals in his dying words that he has hidden a fortune of stolen cash, sending the drivers on a rambunctious race to see who can claim the loot first! Directed by Stanley Kramer, Starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman and Mickey Rooney. 1963 USA 154 minuets. Not Rated.

Rosemary's Baby
Saturday, August 15, 2009
8:30 p.m.
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into an apartment in a building with a bad reputation. They discover that their neighbors are a very friendly elderly couple named Roman and Minnie Castevet, and Guy begins to spend a lot of time with them. Strange things start to happen: a woman Rosemary meets in the washroom dies a mysterious death, Rosemary has strange dreams and hears strange noises and Guy becomes remote and distant. Then RoseMary Falls pregnant and begins to suspect that her neighbors have special plans for her child. Directed by Roman Polanski, Starring Mia Farrow. 1968 USA 136 minutes. Rated R.

The Seven Year Itch
Sunday, August 16, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Like many other Manhattan husbands, Richard Sherman sends his wife and son to the country for the summer, while he stays behind to toil. Though reveling in the temporary bachelor freedom of lifestyle, he's resolved not to carouse and philander like some others. But his overactive, over-vivid imagination goes into overdrive when a delightfully unconventional, voluptuous blonde moves in upstairs. Directed by Billy Wilder, Starring Marilyn Monroe. 1955 USA 105 minutes. Not Rated.

Ghostbusters
Thursday, August 20, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Three misfit parapsychology professors are booted out of their cushy jobs at New York City's Columbia University. Despite their relative lack of funding, they start an enterprise called Ghostbusters, a spectral investigation and removal service. They obtain a former fire station as a base and begin advertising on local television. Unfortunately, the Ghostbusters are headed toward a climactic confrontation with an ancient Sumerian God known as Gozer the Gozerian! The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple and face Gozer themselves. Directed by Ivan Reitman, Starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, and Sigourney Weaver, 1984 USA 105 minutes. Rated PG.

Tootsie
Friday, August 21, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/ ‘lover', a female co-star he falls in love with, that a co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. Directed by Sydney Pollack, Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. 1982 USA 116 minutes. Rated PG.

Chariots of Fire
Saturday August 22, 2009
2:00 p.m.
The true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God; the other is a Jewish student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape prejudice. Directed b Hugh Hudson, Starring Ian Holm. 1981 USA 123 minutes. Rated PG.

The Godfather
Saturday August 22, 2009
8:30 p.m.
The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. The clash of Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Starring Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, and Robert Duvall. 1972 USA 175 minutes. Rated R.

Muppets Take Manhattan
Sunday, August 23, 2009
2:00 p.m.
The Muppets graduate from college and decide to take their senior revue on the road. They hit the streets of Manhattan trying to sell their show to producers, finally finding oNe Young and idealistic enough to take their show. After several mishaps and much confusion, things begin to come together for them. Directed by Frank Oz, Starring Jim Henson and Frank Oz. 1984 UK 94 minutes. Rated G.

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